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. >>> headlines this morning an indiana woman who risked her life to save her children from a tornado, 36-year-old stephanie decker was home alone with her two kids when the twister struck they took shelter in the basement of their three story home decker covered the children with her body, to shield them as the house was torn apart debris fell on her, she survived but she lost one leg above the knee the other above the ankle, the children though were not injured. >>> at least 40 people in 5 states have died following a number of tornadoes across the midwest and south. >>> survivors are now picking up the pieces and trying to move on. will thomas is here with more. >> good morning. just total devastation, right now thousands are still without power this morning many survivors in the hardest hit areas don't have homes or businesses to go back to work to. here is a closer look at the devastation and the tenacity. >> overwhelming, destruction, devastation, any word that you can think of, it is surreal. >> really sad it's someones home and just got destroyed. >> re
. >>> headlines this morning an indiana woman who risked her life to save her children from a tornado, 36-year-old stephanie decker was home alone with her two kids when the twister struck they took shelter in the basement of their three story home decker covered the children with her body, to shield them as the house was torn apart debris fell on her, she survived but she lost one leg above the knee the other above the ankle, the children though were not...
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stephanie decker bunkered down in her basement of her three story home in indiana as it was ripped apart last week she wrapped her two young kids in a blanket and laid on top of them. >> the steel beams the brick, everything from the house was hitting me in the back i remember having a steel beam fall right on my leg and dominic at one point said mommy i need you to save me. >> decker had to protect her kids again when a second tornado headed right for them, remarkably the kids were not hurt but doctors were forced to amputate part of both of deckers legs. >> hundreds of residents across the midwest and south are facing a long road to recovery following that tornado outbreak thanks to groups like samaritan's purse some residents are receiving help they need to try to start getting back on their feet, samaritan's purse is responding sending staff and equipment to some of the hardest hit areas joining us live now via skype is todd taylor the program manager with samaritan's purse, new albany is 12 miles from henryville one of the hardest hit area, good morning todd. >> good morning. >> whe
stephanie decker bunkered down in her basement of her three story home in indiana as it was ripped apart last week she wrapped her two young kids in a blanket and laid on top of them. >> the steel beams the brick, everything from the house was hitting me in the back i remember having a steel beam fall right on my leg and dominic at one point said mommy i need you to save me. >> decker had to protect her kids again when a second tornado headed right for them, remarkably the kids were...
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the latest victim is an indiana toddler who passed away after being taken off life support last night rescuers are looking for any more potential victims in rural areas many communities are working to restore cell phone service, electricity and internet service. >>> branches of the american red cross and our region have not been called in to help those tornado ravaged states yet but ready to go at any time so far red cross chapters closer to the effected states have been able to cope with the need for shelters but damage assessment teams are still analyzing what is needed there. one need is mental health workers. >>> a lot of the people that were hurt by this tornado, saw horrific images, you know, their houses might have been destroyed, people they know might have been killed or severely injured mental health workers from the red cross are available and talking with them. >> should our local red cross trucks and staff be needed they could be rolling in less than half a day allison. >>> thanks this mornings other big story playing out at the white house president barack obama is meeti
the latest victim is an indiana toddler who passed away after being taken off life support last night rescuers are looking for any more potential victims in rural areas many communities are working to restore cell phone service, electricity and internet service. >>> branches of the american red cross and our region have not been called in to help those tornado ravaged states yet but ready to go at any time so far red cross chapters closer to the effected states have been able to cope...
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or two clouds off to the north and west, clouds in the forecast for the remander of the day, out to indiana and kentucky, generally, high pressure is going to move right overhead later this afternoon, nice today, comfortable tonight although cool and then as that area of high pressure gets off the coast we will see a big change in the weather pattern here. jet stream dipping down temporarily into the mid- atlantic in the wake of our system from yesterday that will keep things on the cool side later today and then that retreats to the north and just sets us up for a fantastic weather pattern wednesday and thursday, 60s and 70s on the horizon get ready to enjoy a couple spring like days during the day tomorrow nice one today 49, cool, then nice tomorrow mid-60s, there you go allison upper 60s, 70 thursday, sunshine a little cooler end of the week highs saturday, that is weather tony allison back to you. >> thank you very much a new audit has found washington dc shelled out nearly $700,000 in medicaid payments for dead people this morning, city hall reporter for the washington examiner joins u
or two clouds off to the north and west, clouds in the forecast for the remander of the day, out to indiana and kentucky, generally, high pressure is going to move right overhead later this afternoon, nice today, comfortable tonight although cool and then as that area of high pressure gets off the coast we will see a big change in the weather pattern here. jet stream dipping down temporarily into the mid- atlantic in the wake of our system from yesterday that will keep things on the cool side...
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one indiana woman lost her legs saving her children from the tornado. 36-year-old stephanie decker was home alone with her two kids when it struck. they took setter in the basement of the three-story home. decker covered the children with her body to shield them as the house was torn apart around her and deprefell on top of her. she lost one leg above the knee and the other above the ankle. the children were not injured as she protected them. >>> former redskins defensive coordinator greg williams met with nfl security officials about the boundy program scandal. williams admits to running a program that paid players to knock out opponents with injuries while he was with the normens saints. former colts head coach tony dungy believes peyton manning was the vic ti. bounty system when williamss with withed redskins back for 2006. some have come poor ward and said the program was more of a friendly wager among the players. >>> new numbers from the demeanor of education offer a revealing picture of how race and discipline is involved in public schools. 18% of the students were african-ameri
one indiana woman lost her legs saving her children from the tornado. 36-year-old stephanie decker was home alone with her two kids when it struck. they took setter in the basement of the three-story home. decker covered the children with her body to shield them as the house was torn apart around her and deprefell on top of her. she lost one leg above the knee and the other above the ankle. the children were not injured as she protected them. >>> former redskins defensive coordinator...
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. >>> here is tornadoes that detroyed an entire town in indiana. people are asking for those who have unoccupied homes to make those available for rent. >>> amazing. to see the destruction. >> right >> i said this before you know, i used to cover those things and go out there like the day after the storms, and the destruction you see it on tv all the time and television doesn't do it justice you get out there it is like a huge bomb went off extraordinary terrible just terrible. >> each of those lots has a family or story. that is the real toll too. very sad. i heard sarah say earlier, we are so blessed around d fortunate to have the quiet weather >> absolutely nice weather pattern continues today with a warming trend. yesterday was a nice afternoon, upper 40s sunshine but today, mid-60s. with sunshine. >> even better >> i know you have been looking forward to this all week allison. >> i have been. >> in particular tomorrow. here is your headline warming trend here to stay, it is cool to start the day, 31 washington 10 degrees warmer than we were ye
. >>> here is tornadoes that detroyed an entire town in indiana. people are asking for those who have unoccupied homes to make those available for rent. >>> amazing. to see the destruction. >> right >> i said this before you know, i used to cover those things and go out there like the day after the storms, and the destruction you see it on tv all the time and television doesn't do it justice you get out there it is like a huge bomb went off extraordinary terrible...